coexistence — co|ex|ist|ence [ˌkəuıgˈzıstəns US ˌkou ] n [U] when two different things or groups of people exist together at the same time or in the same place coexistence of ▪ the coexistence of two systems of measurement ▪ over fifty years of peaceful… … Dictionary of contemporary English

coexistence — noun (U) formal 1 the state of existing together at the same time or in the same place: the coexistence of the traditional novel with experimental writing 2 peaceful coexistence if two or more countries or people have a peaceful coexistence, they … Longman dictionary of contemporary English